Video: How to paint Crystal Blades/ Powerswords
Added 2024-03-17 09:00:06 +0000 UTCHello everyone here is a quick video I made about painting crystal blades/powerswords. It's a pretty common topic that has been covered before I know but in this video I will discuss in more depth how I go about getting the cleanest and smoothest results on special effects such as these.
I am working on creating a lot more of these shorter and more in depth videos on particular topics as well as the usual longer format full tutorials. I would like to build up the library of content here on the Patreon and make specific topics easier to find instead of being hidden as part of larger projects. Moving forward I would like to add a few of these every month on top of the regular content.
PDF guides are also in the works for a lot of these videos ,including older tutorials, for those of you who prefer having a written guide. Just another way of adding some extra value for the monthly sub cost and a token of my appreciation for your incredible support so far.
Look out for the next quick video later on today for hazard cables.
Hope you are all having a great weekend!
-Dave
Comments
Hi Dave. Amazing video - thanks for sharing and showing the patience required for even such a relatively small piece. Would be great to see you approach to the rest of an Eldar model, the armour, gemstones, faces etc. These short videos are great though Thanks for sharing!
Tom Bell
2024-10-09 20:48:21 +0000 UTCCheers Dave, that's helps a lot. These shorter videos covering some more universal materials are great
Jonathan Harman
2024-03-30 17:56:50 +0000 UTCHey Darran it is from an Eldar/Aeldari Storm Guardian
Infernal Brush
2024-03-26 11:40:41 +0000 UTCHey Jonathan that's a tricky one I would probably use something a bit more muted for the highlights, a slightly orange flesh colour perhaps like Cadian Fleshtone instead of pure white. You could then add white into that for the furthest highlights. It's quite tricky to highlight red with a strong value contrast without it dipping into pink but adding a touch of orange or yellow brings some saturation back in without it looking too orange. Hope that helps
Infernal Brush
2024-03-26 11:40:11 +0000 UTCHello Dave, nice video, thanks, May I ask what model the blade is from?
Darran
2024-03-26 09:19:01 +0000 UTCFantastic video again, thank you so much Dave. I wonder if you were going to do a red power blade what colours you would go for and how far would you push that highlight to avoid pink? Thinking about trying it out on a Space Marine power blade for a bit of nostalgia
Jonathan Harman
2024-03-21 13:19:50 +0000 UTCStunning work: thank you!
Tom Catchesides
2024-03-20 17:52:13 +0000 UTCHey Giuseppe. He s holding the sword fairly flat on the final pose so I would probably invert the shading and highlights and then apply some secondary reflections in a similar way. I would also push the top side of the blade slightly brighter as it's going to be reflecting more light than the underside. I hope this helps. I still need to finish the rendering on the other side as I've been busy with other projects but when it's finished I will post some reference shots, in the meantime the box art version is a good reference for this although sadly there is no 360 shots on the website currently.
Infernal Brush
2024-03-19 22:38:21 +0000 UTCIโd watch that for sure
Jacob
2024-03-19 16:47:19 +0000 UTCGreat tutorial, really inspiring as all your videos! May I ask how we should deal with the other side of the sword? I mean, light and shadow position remains the same or we need to invert it (light spot on side A = dark spot on side B) ? For double edge sword I guess we go exactly as in this tutorial where the flat part counts as the second edge. Hope I will never find a double edged sword with a center flat panelโฆ ๐
Giuseppe Nicola Ancona
2024-03-18 17:25:03 +0000 UTCAnother great video, thank you !
Alexandre Benyahia
2024-03-18 14:58:11 +0000 UTCThanks for the reply. I use the the same V1 version but I find the paper provided isnโt very good. Seeing your set up, how you thin paints and loading your brush would be so helpful.
David Hardy
2024-03-18 13:05:55 +0000 UTCThank you dude!
Infernal Brush
2024-03-18 12:38:25 +0000 UTCI just use one of the smaller Red Grass wet palettes but I use baking parchment instead of the paper that comes with it. I should make a video on this!
Infernal Brush
2024-03-18 12:38:11 +0000 UTCJust awesome! Thank you for the Guide.
Roktul
2024-03-18 10:42:02 +0000 UTCRighto! I always found them uncomfortable or sweaty. Used them for years at work when I was a body piercer. Maybe I should try some that donโt become so sweaty. If thereโs such a type.
Jacob
2024-03-18 10:14:11 +0000 UTCThanks for this, these shorter videos are fantastic. Do you use a home made wet pallet or an off the shelf one?
David Hardy
2024-03-17 21:25:10 +0000 UTCGood idea ! I can imagine that this feature is complicated to set up because most automatic translators are proprietary. Actually the basic feature is already better today. Like always thanks for your quick response. ;)
Bourru 63
2024-03-17 19:49:06 +0000 UTCJust magnificent ๐๐ฅ
SHOGUN40k
2024-03-17 19:41:09 +0000 UTCHello, yeah I understand that the Patreon player is far from perfect at the moment I hope they continue to improve it as it's only a feature they added last year and I think its still in development. I would suggest reaching out to Patreon and letting them know there are issues with it.
Infernal Brush
2024-03-17 19:08:18 +0000 UTCHi Dave ! It's a shame that the Patreon player does not offer automatic translation of subtitles. For non-native speakers like me, this is a very important feature of Youtube, especially when you speak very quickly like at the beginning of the video. Furthermore, the subtitle system offered by Patreon is very difficult to read and makes a lot of timing and superposition errors. I really miss the time when your videos were also available on the Youtube player...
Bourru 63
2024-03-17 18:36:46 +0000 UTCI love this sword ! Thanks for the great content ! :)
A.S. Miniatures
2024-03-17 17:02:10 +0000 UTCEnjoying these shorter in depth videos on various topics, thank you :)
Anthony O'Donnell
2024-03-17 12:42:53 +0000 UTCThank you Tim! Yeah I think it's important to show the as much of that as possible and the patience required for glazing.
Infernal Brush
2024-03-17 12:35:34 +0000 UTCHey Jacob. Yeah there's a couple of reasons why I personally like to wear gloves. It protects the parts when handling them ensuring I don't accidentally rub off any highlights and secondly I paint on my hand quite a lot to remove the excess paint and test consistency before applying the brush to the miniature, so it just keeps my hands clean from paint.
Infernal Brush
2024-03-17 12:33:01 +0000 UTCMr Brush. Is there a particular reason why you paint wearing gloves?
Jacob
2024-03-17 12:22:22 +0000 UTCAwesome video dude, honestly felt like a really great tutorial for glazing/blending with how much it was used and how gently it had to be used to get the right effect.
VVenture
2024-03-17 12:05:29 +0000 UTCGhostly music to match an ethereal blade? Very appropriate! I liked the emphasis on being patient, controlling the amount of paint used in each layer and need for subtlety. These videos just keep getting better and better :D
timofthestars
2024-03-17 11:09:25 +0000 UTCYippee!
Nemrex
2024-03-17 09:53:53 +0000 UTCGorgeous! Inspired to get my Eldrad blade done ๐ค๐ฅ
Hellglazer Painting
2024-03-17 09:41:43 +0000 UTCGreat wee video, Dave! Thank you.
Robert
2024-03-17 09:26:45 +0000 UTC
